Chair.



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APPLIDA'TION FILED NOVJ, 1908. 928, 107.

llllll Patented July 13, 1909.

UNITED STATES FACENT OFFICE.

HANNAH E. I'I. GOLLINGS, OF KULM, NORTH DAKOTA.

CHAIR.

To all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that l, lllANNAn E. l1. (Toi.-

LINGs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kulm, in the countyof Lamoure and State of North Dakota, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Chairs, of which the following` is a specification.

This invention. relates to nursery chairs, the object of the inventionbeing to provide a combination chair that is readily convertible fromone use to another', and to construct the chair so that parts thereofwhen not in use can be stored at a convenient point upon the chair.

A further object of this invention. is to provide a supplemental seatand simple means for retaining the seat to the permanent seat of thechair when in use.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent as the nature of theinvention is better set forth, and it will be understood that changeswithin the specific scope of the claim maybe resorted to withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

.ln the drawing, forming a portion of this specification and in whichlike numerals of reference indicato similar parts in the several views,-Figure 1 is a perspective view of the chair, the supplemental seatbeing removed. Fig. 2 is a detail section through a portion of thechair.

The chair comprises four supporting legs 1 disposed at four corners, asshown, and connected at their tops by a seat 2 having a ccntrallylocated aperture 3. Beneath the seat, the legs are connected by verticalpanels e at the sides and front end to form a compartment 5. The panelsll have secured. thereto a bottom 6, and at the rear of the chair thesaid compartment is provided with a swinging door 7 which may beprovided, if desired, with a suitable lock. 1t may be stated that thebottom 6 is extended slightly above the lower edges ofthe panels 1, andthe said panels at the sides of the chair are provided with cleats 8which are thus disposed in spaced relation to the bottom as clearlyshown in Fig. 2 of the drawing.

The bottom 6 has secured thereto at the sides thereof parallel bars 9and 10, and at the rear edge a bar 11, and as shown, the said bars 9, 10and 11 are provided with beveled inner faces 12. A supplemental seat 13is provided and has secured thereto a cane or foraminous body 14. Thesupplemental seat at the front end thereof carries a depend- Specieationof Letters Patent.

Application filed November 5, 190B.

Patented July 13, 1909.

Serial No. 461,217.

ing dowel pin 15 adapted to be seated in a vertically disposed passage16 formed in the seat 2 upon its upper' surface adjacent to the frontedge thereof. At each side of the passage 16 the seat is recessed asshown at 17 in order to allow free manipulation of the finger beneaththe front edge of the seat when it is desired to engage the same withthe seat 2 or remove it therefrom. rlfhe seat 13 is provided withbeveled outer edges 18 adapted to correspond with the beveled faces 12in order that the said supplemental seat may lie flush with the bars 9,10 and 11. The seat 2 supports the usual arm rest 19, and a back 20. il.suitable shelf 21 is hingedly con nected to the back and may be swung tolie in parallel relation to the seat 2. lt will thus be seen that thecompartment 5 is located directly beneath the seat 2, and that accessmay be had to the compartment from the rear of the chair. When thesupplemental seat is not in use, it is obvious that it may be storedbeneath the bottom 6 of the compartment 5 by engaging the same with thecleats 8.

1 claim A chair comprising a seat having an aperture formed therein,supporting legs connected at their upper ends to the corners of theseat, an inclosure beneath the seat of said chair, said inclosurecomprising side panels secured at its ends to the chair and a lfrontpanel secured at its ends to the said legs, a swinging door normallyclosing the inclosure, a bottom connected to the panels and disposed inspaced relation to the aperture formed in the seat, said seat having apassage located adjacent to its front edge and provided adjacent to saidpassage with linger receiving recesses, parallel bars secured upon theseat at the sides thereof, a supplemental seat having its sides slidablyengaged between. said bars, said seat having a foraminous bottom closingthe aperture in the first named seat, and a locking pin carried by thesupplemental seat and adapted to be seated in the passage formed in thefirst named seat and arranged to hold the supplemental seat againstsliding movement or casual displacement.

ln testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HANNAH E. H. OOLLINGS. lWitnesses G. W. CoLLrNes, FRED O. BRANDT,

